HP Z420 Workstation

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemHP Z420 Workstation  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1589
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121017
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 15 '19 at 17:23
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User ALB-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1607 0
CPU0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
67.3% Good
Memory 81.4
1-Core 78.8
2-Core 158
63% 106 Pts
4-Core 310
8-Core 298
41% 304 Pts
64-Core 312
19% 312 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 600
HP(103C 0835) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 22 21 28 26 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
8.08% Terrible
Read 2.8
Write 30.8
Mixed 5
SusWrite 25.2
12% 15.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.1
28% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 8.08%
Great: 88%
Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS 300GB-$72
102GB free
Firmware: 0008
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 192 186 190 194 192 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 157
Mixed 84.3
SusWrite 191
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.7
318% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451R7AFR8C-RD 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1778 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.1% Good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 22.1
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 10.3
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 78
51% 78 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z420 Workstation Builds (Compare 5,666 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z420 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373
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